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Last night while zapping through the channels I got stick to MTV when I suddenly caught an old, consumed but somewhat familiar looking face. T'was Ozzy sitting at some kitchen table his hands shaking while he was trying to put some food into his mouth. Dead almost closed eyes, his hands and lips shaking, almost not able to chew the food, a horrible sight!

I learned this is a regular show called "The Osbournes", a "Big Brother"-like homestory about Ozzy and his family with cameras around for 24h of the day. I tell you it was horrible! I mean seeing this man who once was the "Master of Darkness" not able to say anything else but "Luv ya" and "Fuck". He must be in serious financial problems that he is forced to do this. What a great show for the Eminem-Britney-ChillyPeppers-generation to see such a freak dinosaur fade away slowly and most degrading.

Imagine, in this condition he is still forced to play concerts! He's carried to the stage corner by wheel chair, two people lead him to the stage center and place him there, he's not moving a single step, while trying to intone "Paranoid" (it wasn't more than a try. he almost didn't remember the lyrics and didn't hit the tune). After each song he's taken off the stage and gets oxygen for a few minutes and the band plays an instrumental song.

Really, I dont know, whether I should admire him because he's refusing to accept the fact that he's defintely through or if I should cry of compassion, because all that's left of him is piece of meat and thats how he gets handled by his managers, label, MTV, the viewers, even me (I was NOT ABLE to switch it off!).

Ozzy, my dear friend!

I love you.

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I don't know Ozzy as long (or as good) as you do, but I couldn't agree more.
He has to be in a really bad finacial situation or something to do such a show...
The first time i saw it on MTV, I thougth the whole thing was really - excuse the expression - pathetic. :(

That makes me a sa-a-a-a-a-ad Panda...

This post was edited by MrCrash on Aug 18, 2002.

What can I add here. I have heard of the show (and his alcohol problem, ofcourse) but didn't know things look so bad for him. Ozzy, dear friend, may better times come again, and may you finally rest in peace. Oh, and thanks for the concert in '98, it was great!
Additionally I would like to co-sign Martin's letter. Nothing else to add.

NB, for a little extra 'iron'y check out the Iron man lyrics (especially the first half or so). Gives Ozzy's song announcement "I am an iron man" a whole new meaning, huh?

When life hands you a lemon, that's 40% of your RDA of vitamin C taken care of.

Gives Ozzy's song announcement "I am an iron man" a whole new meaning, huh?

Wow, didn't realize that before! Oh man, life can be so cruel sometimes. Sounds like he knew before what was gonna happen, right? Strange, really.

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Sounds like he knew before what was gonna happen, right?

Well, (without wanting to be insulting) anybody observing his booze consumption could probably have known it. :-) :-/ Poor Ozzy.

When life hands you a lemon, that's 40% of your RDA of vitamin C taken care of.

Don't get me wrong, there's noone else to blame for state he's in but himself, that's true. But its so sad to see him exposed to the world and being reduced to a rediculous freak.

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True.
Let's just remember him as the Master of Darkness he used to be. No matter what will happen in the future, he has achieved much much more than most other people.
I mean, who will remember Britney S. or that Eminem guy 30 years from now? :-)

When life hands you a lemon, that's 40% of your RDA of vitamin C taken care of.

There's always a reason for being so desperate to need a drink. Ozzy didn't decide one fine day: "Hey, I'll get an alcoholic now!"

"Sie wollen nichts anderes. Sie wollen kämpfen! Sie sind Soldaten! Fucking Wahnsinnige!" - Noel G.

I don't know why he started drinking, but I think if he really wanted to quit, he could have made it. I'd have attested him both the willpower and the financial resources.
Alice Cooper did it, you know. :-)

(Did I hear somebody mention 'Suicide Solution' or Demon Alcohol'?)

When life hands you a lemon, that's 40% of your RDA of vitamin C taken care of.

This post was edited by null on Aug 19, 2002.

Things must have really gotten worse the last months. When I saw him live this year's RIP festival he didn't look far as bad as you see him on TV now. I mean, he wasn't placed on stage then, he didn't leave after every song but he performed a great 2 1/2 hour show.

Guess that f* show kills him.

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